‏ 1 Timothy 3:8

 Deacons ( διακονους ). Accusative case of general reference like the preceding with  δε εινα understood. Technical sense of the word here as in Php 1:1 which see (two classes of church officers, bishops or elders, deacons).

 Grave ( σεμνους ). See Php 4:8. Repeated in verse 11; Tit 2:2.

 Not double-tongued ( μη διλογους ). Rare word ( δισ, λεγω ) saying same thing twice. Xenophon has  διλογεω and  διλογια. In Pollux, but LXX has  διγλωσσος (double-tongued, Latin bilinguis). Only here in N.T. One placed between two persons and saying one thing to one, another to the other. Like Bunyan's Parson "Mr. Two-Tongues."

 Not given to much wine ( μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας ). "Not holding the mind ( τον νουν understood as usual with  προσεχω, 1Ti 1:4) on much wine" ( οινω, dative case). That attitude leads to over-indulgence.

 Not greedy of filthy lucre ( μη αισχροκερδεις ). Old word from  αισχρος (Eph 5:12) and  κερδος (Php 1:21). "Making small gains in mean ways" (Parry). Not genuine in verse 3. In N.T. only here and Tit 1:7 (of bishops).

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